Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa micrantha Sm.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Northwest Africa, Europe to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests, roadsides.
Flowering period: Spring.
Rosa micrantha – habit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – branches with fruits. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – branch with fruits. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – branch with leaves and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicel and fruit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – pedicels. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – leaflets with rounded base. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – leaflets with rounded base. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – petiole and stipules. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – petiole and stipules. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – stem with prickles. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – stem with prickle. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – stem with prickles. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa micrantha – woody branch with prickles. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 11.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Rosa L. Klášterský, I. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 25 – 32.
Rosa L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 903 – 921.
